Mr. Sengstaken's wife and partner, Kerri, presented A-list guests at the recent Grammy party with Havaianas and then got the special, bejeweled models into gift baskets presented to Oscar runners-up by the fashion industry the day after the ceremony.
Diners are immediately presented with a basket of homemade rolls and noteworthy Italian bread and a ramekin of eggplant caponata.
The first time I was presented with a basket of fresh trout, a few were still wriggling.
While Nicole styled and dried, May ate romaine with grilled chicken cut into easily managed pieces, presented in a basket she could rest on her lap.
By Virginia Moore and Russell Maloney The New Yorker, June 1, 1940 P. 19 When "Grapes of Wrath" was played at a movie house in Lynnbrook, L. I., the management, in cooperation with A. & P. decorated the lobby with grape arbors, and the first twenty-five ladies who bought tickets were each presented with a basket of grapes.
Having rejected a " 'two-egged mamlet' offered to me by this incredibly ragged and totally sooty little urchin," he was presented with a "basket overflowing with fruit, a positive cornucopia," by a benign stranger convinced that Raja was the reincarnation of his grandfather.
Once seated on a cozy table for two, we were presented with a basket of pappad and some well-baked (or were they fried?) crisps.
When a person is presenting a welcome basket, they're at the top of their game.
A 6-foot 8-inch (2.03-metre) "point forward" who was as adept at bringing the ball down the court as at playing near the basket, James presented a unique challenge for opposing teams; his unmatched athleticism and well-muscled body would not have been out of place in the National Football League.
DeGeneres presented Bell with a basket full of sloth-related baby items, including an onesie.
Around £60 is spent on each food package and families also receive presents and a basket of fresh fruit a couple of days before Christmas.
